Waiting on Wednesday #18

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

ABOVE BY LEAH BOBET

Goodreads Description:

Matthew has loved Ariel from the moment he found her in the tunnels, her bee's wings falling away. They live in Safe, an underground refuge for those fleeing the city Above—like Whisper, who speaks to ghosts, and Jack Flash, who can shoot lightning from his fingers.

But one terrifying night, an old enemy invades Safe with an army of shadows, and only Matthew, Ariel, and a few friends escape Above. As Matthew unravels the mystery of Safe's history and the shadows' attack, he realizes he must find a way to remake his home—not just for himself, but for Ariel, who needs him more than ever before.

Hardcover, 1st Edition, 368 pages

Expected publication: April 1st 2012 by Arthur A. Levine Books

Pre-Order here.

Oh, this seems like such a good book. Pre-ordered it a few weeks ago, and I can't wait until it comes out :D Doesn't really sound like anything I have read before, but oh, it still sounds so amazing :D And just.. look at that pretty cover! Doesn't that make you want it? :)
What are you waiting for?

Book Recommendation: Legend by Marie Lu

I just finished re-reading Legend by Marie Lu. I read it the first time as an ARC back in October. It is the most amazing book. I think I liked it even better this time around :)

I'm making this blog post to let you all know about it. To tell you all to buy it and read it if you haven't done so already. I can promise you that you will not regret it. This book has it all. Stunning writing. Amazing characters. Action. Violence. Heart breaking parts. Romance. It is simply amazing.

I love the story in this book. The world they live in. It seems so.. real. And horrible. It isn't really a place where I would want to live ;) Although, I wouldn't have minded living there with Day :D But even though this book is so so so good and amazing, it is also extremely sad and heart breaking.

There is a lot of sad parts in it. Sad and terrible deaths. Sad memories. Horrible things that happens. But it is also those parts that make me love it so much. Plus the romance, of course. There isn't much of it in the beginning, but that I can understand. When there is romance though, it is so sweet, and so good. <3

This book ends both so bad and so good. It makes me desperate for the sequel. I'm hoping for news about it very, very soon :) Anyway, this is an amazing book that must be read by everyone.
I'm including a spoilery teaser from page 299 of the book; very close to the ending :)

My old review of Legend. Legend on Goodreads. Legend's author Marie Lu.

Update: Newer and better review of the book can be found here.

Teaser Tuesday #9

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!

• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Today my teaser is from Legend by Marie Lu. Which I just finished re-reading. <3 I love that book so much. And it is a must read for everyone! Will post a book recommendation for it in a few minutes :)What are you reading?

Then there's a voice telling me to get up. When I look to my side, I see a boy holding out his hand to me. He has bright blue eyes, dirt on his face, and a beat-up old cap on, and at this moment, I think he might be the most beautiful boy I've ever seen. ~ page 109

Top Ten Tuesday #10

This week's topic is Top Ten Books That Broke Your Heart A Little

1. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare. This must be the only list where Clockwork Prince will be at the top for me. LOL. This book did so much more than just break me. It tore me up in pieces.
2. Graceling by Kristin Cashore. This book is so amazing, but there is a few things near the end that really broke my heart. A teaser of that heart-breaking time here.
3. Fire by Kristin Cashore. Amazing book. But so many deaths that broke my heart. And there was this one scene with a horse that really broke my heart. Still, so good.
4. Divergent by Veronica Roth. This is the most amazing book, but oh, there were so many scenes with Four that broke my heart. Which I really, really loved. <3
5. Cinder by Marissa Meyer. This book is so good. But it is also so sad. Especially near the end with Kai. But also all the way through, with the family parts.
6. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater. I think the only time this book broke my heart was at the end. It was just so sad. But also so amazingly good.
7. A Million Suns by Beth Revis. Amazing book, but it also have so many sad parts. It broke my heart that Amy wasn't comfortable with telling Elder how much she hurt.
8. Legend by Marie Lu. This is such a good book, but it is also very heart breaking. So many deaths in this book that broke my heart. But, Day makes it all better. <3
9. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. This book didn't break my heart that much. But, it really broke my heart with how the world treated Juliette.
10. Fracture by Megan Miranda. This book broke me. Such a good book, but it broke my heart so much. With the boy. And with what happened after the ice.

This was a good topic for me. When I started writing this list, I thought I would have so many different books to add, besides my top ten favorite books. Turns out I was wrong thinking that (A) lol. Have added a few lines about the sad parts, though :D
What is on your list?

Top Ten Tuesdays is a weekly meme held by The Broke and the Bookish :)

Review: Vanish by Sophie Jordan

I wasn't even supposed to read these books yet. But it's Sunday, and I was so bored, and so excited to read Firelight, and I picked it up. And omg. I love these books. Well, I love this book a little less, but still :D

I don't know how to rate this book. It sucked me in just like the first one did, and I still love the writing, and some of the characters, but there is this one thing I hated more than anything. The love triangle.

It isn't even really that big, but it kind of means so much more. I still love Will more than anything. And I hate love triangles with a passion. The thing about this one, it didn't really make much sense. I found Cassian to be an asshole. And I never saw that thing that made Jacinda change her mind about that fact.

This book is a lot more scary than the first. Lots of bad things happen. Bad things that I did not like. But I still like reading about it (A) I found the story to be very catching and believing. And that is worthy of a fire star. But. Because of the stupid triangle that made no sense.

I just don't like triangles because to me, it don't make sense. If you really, really love someone, how can you even think about getting involved with someone else? I just don't get it. And I just didn't like Cassian. Not like the way that I love and adore Will. <3 I liked Tamra, Jacinda's sister, much more in this book. She got a little better ;)

Anyway, I am DYING for the next book. I need it. Right now, please. I just wish it won't end bad. And that there will NOT be any more feelings between Jacinda and Cassian. I will not allow it. And I just wish for lots more of Jacinda and Will. <3

If you haven't read these books yet, you really should do so :)

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